Interactive Map of the Book of Acts
Human-Computer Interface
This map greets the viewer with a nice looking color map of the middle east, highlighted by areas of interest in the book of Acts from the bible. This map serves as an image map which allows the user to click on any of the cities listed which then brings them to another page which gives a photo from the city as well as textual information regarding that cities role in the book of Acts. The degree of interaction is minimal because of the simple image map process, but for the role it serves, it does a good job and people will find the interface very simple to use.
Cartographic Attributes/Function
Cartographically it is visually pleasing and again, I feel that people will find it quite simple and "user friendly." The map is very easy to read and follow even though it isn't very complex and the level of interaction is minimal.
Interactive Map of Disneyland
Human-Computer Interface
This is also a clickable image map and it is based on a "birds eye" view of Disneyland. The main difference however is that no matter where you click on the map, you automaticly begin to download a PDF version of this map.
Cartographic Attributes/Function
This is a pretty general map and cartographically it isn't very complex, but it still would serve the purpose of providing the "tourist" some good general information regarding attractions in the park. If you would like to see the map, here it is
Animated Map of Tibet
Human-Computer Interface
This animated map of Tibet is intended to show potential travelers the intended route of travel during the trip through Tibet in 1997. The map itself has no interaction, instead, the map acts much like an animated GIF where frames are "cycled" over and over to show the movement and change of the map. This map could almost be considered an "animated-static" map because of its lack of user interaction.
Cartographic Attributes/Function
In regards to cartographic attributes, I thought the map was nice looking. although it really wasn't too complex of a map to begin with. The route of travel was clearly identifiable and it was easy to follow and to read. There was no scale provided as reference to the map. The text was very legible and again, I felt that the map overall did a good job in the role that it was used. Simple, but effective.
Static Map of Yellowstone National Park
Human-Computer Interface
Being a static map, this has no human-computer interface. What you see is what you get.
Cartographic Attributes/Function
This is a map which was created as a guide to camping in Yellowstone National Park. It looks very much like one of the maps we might create in our class using Adobe Illustrator or perhaps Macromedia's Freehand. I found this apealing because I might be able to understand how this map was created and also, I might be able to critique it on more of a "level" field. Overall, I fell that the map was not too bad, but it was too "big" for use on the web. If someone was limited by the size of their monitor or if they were not able to switch between resoloution, this map would be difficult to fit and to see. From a cartographic standpoint, it looks O.K., but it isn't anything real stunning. I found that the map looked a little "blocky" and choppy, but I was able to follow it fairly easily. The color choice on the map was less than stellar, with the white being pretty strong and I'm pretty sure that the author of the map used "Carta" as his choice of fonts, something I did on a map I created recently as well. The map is effective to the point of being very general, but for navigation or any other use, I wouldn't reccoment it. This is a map I liked much better , but I can't remember the site where I found it.
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